huskiness
Low, raspy tone
Huskiness is a rough, slightly hoarse quality in the voice—the sound of someone who has been shouting, crying, or just woken up.
It can suggest rawness or wear: the huskiness in her voice after hours of singing.
Huskiness sometimes carries connotations of intimacy or sensuality, as with a low, breathy speaking voice.
Rough in voice
- gravellyContaining small stones
- raspyRough and grating
- throatyLow, rough-voiced
- scratchyRough and irritating
gruff · croaky · guttural · breathy · sultry · growly · whispery · crackly
hoarse
Rough in voice
scratchy · gruff · croaky · guttural · breathy · sultry · growly · whispery · crackly · dry
depth
Distance below surface
bass · tone · sonorous · timbre · vibration · resonance · acoustics · harmonics · modulation · low-pitched
whiskey
Oak-aged grain spirit
jazz · nightclub · lounge · cabaret · barroom · blues · noir · late-night · world-weary
- timbretimbre, tone color, quality, resonance, overtones
- voice qualitiespitch, tone, timbre, resonance, inflection
huskinessclearness
Absence of obscurity
clarity · smoothness · purity · mellowness · brightness
huskinessfrailness
Lack of strength
slightness · scrawniness · frailty · weakness · delicacy